Umbrella-holder



UNITED STATES lPATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT G. MIDDLETON AND CHARLES S. MINOHIN, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

UMBRELLA-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 491,058, dated January31, 1893.

Application filed May 9, 1892. Serial No. 432,358. (No model.) l

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ALBERT G. MIDDLE- TON and CHARLES S. MINCHIN,citizens of the United States, residing at Allegheny, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Umbrella-Holders; and We do hereby declare thefollowingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improved umbrella holder for store counters,&c., and consists in certain details of construction, and combinationsof parts, as will be fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a perspective view of ourimproved umbrella holder, shown in position on a portion of a storedisplay counter. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of one of the bearings, Fig.3 is a plan View of the same.

To construct a device in accordance with our invention we provide twobearings, each consisting of a dat plate or piece of metal 6, divided attheir forward ends, 5 and bent in the form of the letter U, and with anopening for the purpose of attachingthe same to the under side of astore counter 1, by means of a common wood screw 8. Placed within thesebearings is a bar to form the umbrella holder, which consists in a pieceor rod of metal, having a straight portion 2, a portion 3, at eitherside bent at right angles thereto, and Varranged at either side of thebearings 6, and the ends 4 of the said rod bent nearly parallel to thestraight part 2, which Inay be made ornamental if so desired. Attachedto the bearings 6 by means of the wood screws 8, are dat springs 7,whichbear on the top of the straight portion 2 of the bar, and serve tohold the same in the desired position, either in a horizontal positionas shown in Fig. 1, on the drawings, or` to hang vertically as shown atFig. 2.

This holder is particularly adapted for use in stores, to be attachedbeneath the display counters, and is used by customers as a holder fortheir umbrellas while making purchases, or it may be attached to thewalls in hallways, and rooms in private families, or at other points orplaces requiring the use of such devices.

Having thus described our invention what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent is;-

The combination with the counter or support, ot' the divided U-shapebearings, provided with openings for attaching the same to thecounter, arod having a straight portion and bends at each side at right angles tothe straight portion and inwardly projecting ends bent nearly parallelto said straight portion, and the fiat springs secured to the dividedbearings and engaging the upper surface of the straight portion of therod, said straight portion of the rod arranged to rest in the U- shapebearings, substantially as specified.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing we hereunto affix oursignatures this 15th day of April, A. D. 1892.

ALBERT G. MIDDLETON. [L S CHARLES S. MINCHIN. [L S] In presence ofCHARLES LARGE, M. E. HARRISON.

